Those of you who want to access a server computer or hosting server remotely, can use the PuTTY application.
This application is quite reliable as a terminal emulator. This application can support network protocols such as SSH, Telnet, RLogin and SUPDUP. Although now more commonly used as an SSH client because the SSH protocol is more secure.
This article will discuss a little about PuTTY. Know what PuTTY is, its function and how to configure it.
Getting to Know the PuTTY App
PuTTY is a terminal emulator application that supports various network protocols such as: SSH, Telnet program, RLogin, and SUPDUP.
This terminal emulator application allows you to remotely access a computer located in another place.
This application is usually used to access server computers. Server computers are generally located somewhere far away. With this application, you can manage the server without having to physically visit it.
PuTTY uses a text-based user interface. You will not get a graphical display. To run some commands, you have to use the command line.
This is quite difficult when you want to transfer data. You need another application that has a graphical display to support the data transfer function. You can use FileZilla and WinSCP.
This app was developed by Simon Tatham. One of the oldest terminal emulator applications that still exists today and continues to be developed.
This application was originally only developed to support the Windows OS. But now you can use it also on Linux and Mac OS.
PuTTY is open source so you can use it for free.
After getting to know what PuTTY is, you need to know some of the features it has.
PuTTY Features
Broadly speaking, there are 3 main features that this application has, including:
1. Terminal Window
In a way, the main function of PuTTY is as a terminal window. PuTTY is a reliable terminal emulation, well configured, and can support various cryptographic algorithms.
PuTTY can support various network protocols. In this era, PuTTY is more commonly used as an SSH client. The SSH protocol is a more secure network protocol.
2. Transfer Files
The PuTTY user interface does not have an integrated file transfer client. PuTTY is only supported with command-line tools called PSFTP and PSCP to perform file transfer functions.
WinSCP applications and FileZilla clients are often used to support file transfer functions related to PuTTY.
Unfortunately this is not quite effective. You have to switch to 2 apps to run the operation. You’ll also need to manage profiles and logins in both apps.
Even though WinSCP is now able to import PuTTY profiles, you still have to do the logic separately in these two applications.
3. Public Key Authentication
PuTTY has a tool called PuTTYgen that can be used to generate new SSH keys.
PuTTY has its own SSH key format. PuTTY uses the extension or .ppk format to store SSH keys.
PuTTYgen can also be used to convert the .ppk format to other key formats.
How to Configure PuTTY
To connect PuTTY to an SSH Server, you are required to input the IP, Port, Username, and Password each time you want to connect to the SSH server.
The server IP, username and password can be obtained from the hosting provider you are using.
If you use Jogjahost, to be more efficient, you can contact CS Jogjahost directly. You can also check it yourself through the SSH Access menu in the shared hosting cPanel or in SSH Details on the VPS Admin page.
There are 2 ways to connect PuTTY to an SSH Server so that it can function as a terminal emulator.
PuTTY: Reliable Remote Server App
For those of you who want to access the server computer remotely, you can use the PuTTY application. You can access VPS servers or shared hosting servers using this application.
This application is an ssh client that is quite commonly used.
This application is a bit difficult for beginners to understand. You can learn it first through various tutorials.
PuTTY is a terminal emulator application that is quite commonly used. This application can run several network protocols. But more commonly used as an ssh client.
The article above only discusses a little information about PuTTY. Hopefully this article can be your gateway to the PuTTY application.
